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TI-2020-17764 Aliases CVE-2020-29575GHSA-f785-26gp-36f7

The official elixir Docker images before 1.8.0-alpine (Alpine specific) contain a blank…

Priority MEDIUM 47Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The official elixir Docker images before 1.8.0-alpine (Alpine specific) contain a blank password for a root user. Systems using the elixir Linux Docker container deployed by affected versions of the Docker image may allow a remote attacker to achieve root access with a blank password.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02933 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:docker:elixir_alpine_docker_image:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.8.0VulnerableDocker
  • cpe:2.3:a:docker:elixir_alpine_docker_image:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.8.0 Vulnerable ·Docker

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-29575
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f785-26gp-36f7

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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